Process may reduce mercury emissions
Rocky Mountain News
Published February 28, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
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First-round tests on its chemically treated activated carbon showed promising results, ADA-ES Inc. said Wednesday.
Littleton-based ADA-ES intends to sell the product to coal-fired power plants for reducing mercury emissions.
The company performed the tests at a power plant burning Western PRB coal. While operating with the activated carbon, the plant was able to reduce mercury emissions by greater than 90 percent at a competitive feed rate.
In January, ADA-ES announced its plan to produce a supply of high-quality activated carbon by purchasing raw material from foreign producers and then milling, chemically treating, packaging and delivering the product to customers.
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